Biography: John Milton was born in London, England in 1609 .He had a very religious mother and was very religious, himself. It is believed that the poet gained a love for the arts from his father, also named John Milton.His first teachers in the subject were John Milton (his father) and Thomas Young (author). Though he wrote some poetry in Italian, Latin, a lot of his poems have been translated into English. After he was expelled from Christ’s College, Cambridge, Milton quit pursuing being a priest, a profession in which he had been going for quite some time. Milton then spent six years living with his father and writing poems about the meaning of death.Milton is best known for his 1667 epic, Paradise Lost.After moving to Horton, Buckinghamshire, Milton furthered his studies in Latin, Italian, and Greek and died in 1674.
Jhon Milton was a great English poet, polemicist, and civil
servant for the Commonwealth of England. He was born in London on December 9,
1608 and died on November 8, 1674.His best known work is the epic poem: The
Paradise Lost. His father, also Jhon Milton was a well known musical composer.
His mother, Sarah Jeffrey had financial success as a scrivener. A scrivener is
a person in the olden times whose job involved making handwritten copies of
books, documents; ext. Jhon Milton’s mother and senior Jhon Milton lived in
London and worked from a house on Bread Street. Milton enrolled in Christ’s
College, Cambridge in 1625 and graduated with a B.A in 1629.
Jhon Milton’s famous Paradise Lost is about the Fall of Man
which is the story of Adam and Eve’s temptation: At first Adam and Eve lived
with god in paradise. Then one day a female serpent tempted them to eat fruit
that was from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil which was forbidden by
god. Then god sends them down to earth. This is called the fall.
In the year of 1652 was a year of many personal losses for
Milton. He lost his sight, wife, and son. After the loss of his sight he wrote
another piece of work called "When I Consider How My Light is spent. In
this poem he described how he saw life in a totally different perspective.
After that, he never got his sight back.
On His Blindness by John Milton When I consider how my light is spent Ere half my days in this dark world and wide, And that one talent which is death to hide Lodg'd with me useless, though my soul more bent To serve therewith my Maker, and present My true account, lest he returning chide, "Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?" I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies: "God doth not need Either man's work or his own gifts: who best Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state Is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed And post o'er land and ocean without rest: They also serve who only stand and wait."
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Biography: John Milton was born in London, England in 1609 .He had a very religious mother and was very religious, himself. It is believed that the poet gained a love for the arts from his father, also named John Milton.His first teachers in the subject were John Milton (his father) and Thomas Young (author). Though he wrote some poetry in Italian, Latin, a lot of his poems have been translated into English. After he was expelled from Christ’s College, Cambridge, Milton quit pursuing being a priest, a profession in which he had been going for quite some time. Milton then spent six years living with his father and writing poems about the meaning of death.Milton is best known for his 1667 epic, Paradise Lost. After moving to Horton, Buckinghamshire, Milton furthered his studies in Latin, Italian, and Greek and died in 1674.
Jhon Milton was a great English poet, polemicist, and civil
servant for the Commonwealth of England. He was born in London on December 9,
1608 and died on November 8, 1674.His best known work is the epic poem: The
Paradise Lost. His father, also Jhon Milton was a well known musical composer.
His mother, Sarah Jeffrey had financial success as a scrivener. A scrivener is
a person in the olden times whose job involved making handwritten copies of
books, documents; ext. Jhon Milton’s mother and senior Jhon Milton lived in
London and worked from a house on Bread Street. Milton enrolled in Christ’s
College, Cambridge in 1625 and graduated with a B.A in 1629.
Jhon Milton’s famous Paradise Lost is about the Fall of Man
which is the story of Adam and Eve’s temptation: At first Adam and Eve lived
with god in paradise. Then one day a female serpent tempted them to eat fruit
that was from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil which was forbidden by
god. Then god sends them down to earth. This is called the fall.
In the year of 1652 was a year of many personal losses for
Milton. He lost his sight, wife, and son. After the loss of his sight he wrote
another piece of work called "When I Consider How My Light is spent. In
this poem he described how he saw life in a totally different perspective.
After that, he never got his sight back.
On His Blindness by John Milton
When I consider how my light is spent
Ere half my days in this dark world and wide,
And that one talent which is death to hide
Lodg'd with me useless, though my soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present
My true account, lest he returning chide,
"Doth God exact day-labour, light denied?"
I fondly ask. But Patience, to prevent
That murmur, soon replies: "God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts: who best
Bear his mild yoke, they serve him best. His state
Is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed
And post o'er land and ocean without rest:
They also serve who only stand and wait."
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